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Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor develops an inclusive theory that integrates psychological, aesthetic, and ethical issues relating to humor
  • Offers an enlightening and accessible foray into the serious business of humor
  • Reveals how standard theories of humor fail to explain its true nature and actually support traditional prejudices against humor as being antisocial, irrational, and foolish
  • Argues that humor’s benefits overlap significantly with those of philosophy
  • Includes a foreword by Robert Mankoff, Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker

Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 04/09/2009
    ISBN13: 9781405196123, 978-1405196123
    ISBN10: 1405196122

    Number of Pages: 208

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

    Description

    Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor develops an inclusive theory that integrates psychological, aesthetic, and ethical issues relating to humor
    • Offers an enlightening and accessible foray into the serious business of humor
    • Reveals how standard theories of humor fail to explain its true nature and actually support traditional prejudices against humor as being antisocial, irrational, and foolish
    • Argues that humor’s benefits overlap significantly with those of philosophy
    • Includes a foreword by Robert Mankoff, Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker

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